The newest emergence shares a relation with one of the names above: Becca van Lent. Take a peek and see if you can notice where she burst onto the scene:
Becca’s personal best before that race in late September? 20:35. After it? 19:46. From that point on, Becca was sub-20 in six of her final seven races, the only exception being a soggy, muddy day at Gabriel Richard. The ascendency only continued into track, where a 5:04 in the 1600m ranked her #7 amongst all 9th graders. This state has great coaches and Skyline’s seem to stand out in terms of development, I can’t wait to see what these next three years hold.
We should’ve seen it coming. Ratings in the mid-160’s as a freshman, breaking 18:00 multiple times. Having the #9 freshman 1600m time. Racing to the mid-16’s many times as a sophomore. But man, those 800’s sure came out of left field (2:14 to 1:56 in about one calendar year). Starting in his sophomore year of track and extending into this spring, Adam has been on a tear in the 2-lap event. Although he’s missed out on the D1 State podium, I think he’s set the record for most sub-1:57 performances in these last two seasons. He ain’t just a trackster either, also a steady mid-16 guy for a top-5 team in 2023.
How Adam raced in the 1600m may be a good predictor of this fall season. A slew of efforts in the low-4:20’s shows that he’s gained strength, if extrapolated to the 5k, the 15’s shouldn’t be out of the question. With the surrounding depth that Canton has to offer and high aspirations that they have as a group, Dicken should be pushed to his best fall yet.
Along with two All-States on the grass, he’s concentrated on mid-distance on the oval. Rorick was a state qualifier this year via his win in Region 35.
Being a cross runner and mid-distance star is rare enough. What about being a mid-distance star that qualified in the 300h and 400m. Those are back-to-back events AND might be the two toughest ones.
The man loves running and it was evident in his junior year, where he spent the majority of his races in the 17’s and had the highest placing he’s ever had at his championship meets.
Henry was part of the 4th-6th man pack who sealed 2023’s title for the Colts. But he came from a place that made his impact a bit more unexpected, as he dropped a minute+ from his 2022 championship races.
Hard to believe that Izzy is entering her senior year. Three years of high school running and she’s made her presence known in each of ‘em. Three podium finishes at MIS, a Lenawee County crown as a freshman, conference titles each of the past two years, and a regional title as a junior. During the spring, she added a bit of speed to her repertoire, nabbing PR’s in the 800m and 1600m. What’s in store for her going out party?
Track may end up being a great indicator of cross country honors. Ruth qualified for both the 1600m and 3200m, placing 12th and 18th respectively in each.
2023’s State Finals Projections had Haley placing 22nd and her 13th spot greatly exceeded those. I mean, a 10 sec. PR, even faster than Stockbridge? Haley showed up!
Gradually whittling down those track times, Stephanie subtracted 7 sec. from her 1600m best and 9 sec. in the 3200m. She was a mainstay in Lenawee Area championship meets, placing in the county, regional, and Cascades Conference meets.
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 